CF-QHY was registered to Plummer's Arctic Lodges of Great Bear Lake from Feb02 until 2005, but I think Sioux Narrows A/W and Plummer's Lodges are one and the same. In fact, through all of this latter period this DC-3 may have been stored at Selkirk, as Plummer's (which exploits 3 hunting/fishing lodges in northern Canada) found replacing the DC-3 by 2 turbine-reconfigured DHC-3 Otters more economical and stored 'QHY there at some point.

The map of CF-QHY's former operator still adorns the bulkhead.

Upon the demise of FNT Inc., CF-QHY was registered again to Sioux Narrows (Winnipeg,MAN) on 29DEC09.

My Photos by Friends & Guests #58 has it at Basler's Turbo Conversions plant at Oshkosh,WI.

FNT aims for one C-46 and one DC-3 in production plus to have one of each standby in case one is unable to operate a scheduled flight. This because almost all business comes from The North West Company (dba Northern Stores), flying supplies to stores in remote communities, so aircraft availability should not be a problem.

A word of history on CF-FTR:
C/n 16095 was first assigned, but reserialled to 32843 and as 44-76511 delivered on 17Mar45 to the USAAF, transferred as KN417 to RAF Montreal on 19Mar45.
It served with various units, first with 525 Sqdn (08Apr45), then 238 Sqdn, 22MU (12Nov47) and was struck off charge on 05Sep50.
CF-GBH was its first civilian identity, for Babb (Canada) Ltd (for whom it was ferried from Cairo, Egypt) in 1951.
But it returned to military service, as 10916, for the RCAF (Dakota 4MFP) on 05Jun52. It also served with ADC 104 Flt at St.Hubert (28Jan53), later also with other units at Trenton, Rockcliffe, Vancouver, Cold Lake and Saskatoon.
As N6677 it was registered to Priority Air Transport System Inc. of Redwood City,CA who had bought it on 07Aug68. In Apr70 it went to World Weather Inc. where it had a spray gear fitted during Nov. 1969.
CF-CTA became its new tailnumber for North Canada Air Ltd of Prince Albert,Sas (registered 21Mar72), which was revised to C-FCTA during 1978.
Back it went to the USA, registered as N142JR for Jarex Corp (of Columbus,OH), who bought this DC-3 on 22Oct85. It went to Rhoades Int'l Inc on 17Mar87 and was found stored at Columbus during May 2001. It was registered to J&T Aircraft Leasing LLC of Columbus,OH on 08Nov03 but this was cancelled on 23Aug05: its flying days looked over...!
But then it was registered on 15Jun06 to TAC Air Services of Gimli,Man. and a new lease on life got under way... It was registered to FNT on 28Nov06 [TAC Air is FNT's Approved Maintenance Organization - AMO].
[Source: DC-3, the First Seventy Years by J.Gradidge / Air-Britain 2006]

UPDATE:
CF-FTR was registered on 22Dec10 to Buffalo Airways of Hay River & Yellowknife,NWT.
And on 08Jun16 as N144WC to Basler Turbo Conversions LLC !
In Feb.2017 reported as: "Yes, CF-FTR went to Basler @Oshkosh and work has already started on the conversion; it will be #66."

A word of history on this venerable skytruck...
C/n (a.k.a. 'msn') 22556 was delivered to the USAAF as 44-78733 in Aug45.
Its civilian career started a lease to Flying Tiger Line (in 1950, registered N1258N) but Wings Incorporated of Fairbanks, AK actually bought it in 1957.
Wien Alaska (also of Fairbanks,AK) leased it that same year, but fate struck a mighty blow when the gear was inadvertently retracted on ground, still in 1957. Don't know how long it was crippled, but it was returned to Wings Incorporated on 07Jul64.

A few years later, in May69, F.A. Conner of Miami,FL bought it. Ownership changed again in Sep70 when it was bought by Shamrock Airlines.
Next was Plymouth Leasing Company of Plymouth,MI, in 1974 and Ortner Air Services operated it on a lease that year. Next it was leased to Zantop in 1975 and Trans Continental Airlines subleased it, in 1976.
Atkins Aviation purchased N1258N in Mar85 and in May85 reregistered it to N519AC.

C-GTPO was first assigned to Northland Air Manitoba, on Apr86 and in Aug93 Buffalo Airways of Hay River,NWT became the proud owner of GTPO, operating it until 2003 (when Joe McBryan decided to terminate operations with the C-46, until he changed his mind and kept C-GPNR and C-FAVO).
FNT First Nations Transportation Inc Winnipeg, Manitoba, is registered as owner since of 07Oct04.
Sources:
http://flythebush.blogspot.com/2005 (archive) and Piston Engine Airliner Production List by TAHS, 2002

C-GTPO was seen back in action in May 2008 at Red Sucker Lake, photos on upaero.com

With only meagre sales success and with old Herons becoming more expensive, the company decided to manufacture a new version based on the original ST-27. The first ST-28 was manufactured at the Gimli, Manitoba factory using new jigs and tooling supplied by Hawker Siddeley Aviation. Although superficially similar to the earlier ST-27, the new aircraft benefited from the experiences flying the earlier airliner in regular service. Larger cabin windows, an increased rudder size, four-bladed propellers and a host of other enhancements were incorporated in the ST-28. The first flight of the prototype, C-FYBM-X took place on 18 July 1974.
While testing was taking place towards an American certification, the Saunders company had plans for series production but no firm orders and a tremendous drain on available funding. The precarious financial situation eventually led to a review by the Manitoba government and the withdrawal of funding in 1976. The company was forced to windup operations and sold all assets and rights to Air Otonobee, one of the primary operators of the earlier ST-27. By the early 1980s, the sturdy airliners began to fade from service with the last ST-27 being retired during this period. [Source: Wikipedia]

C-GYAP is now owned by the Western Canada Aviation Museum, which hasn't the place to put it on display in their museum in Winnipeg. (In 2017 confirmed as still in storage, no planes for restoration yet).

Peter C. Hill wrote me in 2023: 'Sad to say it got scrapped in 2014.
See www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/139592-the-one-and-only-saunders-st-28-scrapped

With CF-FTR departed (no photos, sorry, as I was filming at the time) and C-GIBX being loaded up, it was time for me to move on again.
Many thanks to Fred Petrie, for making time available to show me around and share thoughts on the future of these skytrucks at Gimli.
Website of FNT First Nations Transportation: www.fntinc.ca

Another FNT YouTube video..

Unfortunately, FNT ran into regulatory problems and had to cease operations..

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION First Nations Transportation banned from flying - 20 people laid off while airline fights suspension
By: Lindsey Wiebe - 9/JUL/2009
A Gimli-based airline has been grounded and more than 20 employees laid off after Transport Canada suspended the company's air operator certificate last week.
First Nations Transportation serves eight remote communities on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, including St. Theresa Point and Garden Hill First Nations, which are also major shareholders. The freight company runs an estimated 10 flights per week to deliver 68,000 kilograms of supplies.

General manager Fred Petrie said Transport Canada suspended the aircraft operator certificate July 2 over alleged 'deficiencies in our documentation'. Petrie said he expects to have those issues cleared up by next week. But he said First Nations Transportation will be grounded for the summer over a new government requirement that planes be equipped with "collision avoidance systems," a type of safety equipment. The requirement was announced in 2007 and took effect July 1, Transport Canada said. Petrie said he initially thought his older planes weren't included, but later learned otherwise. A request for more time was denied, and it will take until August to get the new equipment.
"We're working diligently to meet Transport Canada's requirements," Petrie said. "We're working very hard to save the company at all."

Transport Canada spokeswoman Andrea Rudniski said the department suspended First Nations Transportation's certificate after a recent inspection and the company's 'history of non-compliance'. She said an inspection in January found 'deficiencies' in the company's operational control system, which makes sure a company follows day-to-day safety requirements in areas such as training and dispatching.
First Nations Transportation addressed those issues and was allowed to fly again, she said, but an inspection in June found deficiencies in the same area, as well as in its quality-assurance program.
"The safety deficiencies in both systems were quite significant, which resulted in our suspension," she said.
Rudniski said she couldn't discuss specifics of the suspension since the company can appeal it.
She said hypothetical deficiencies could include failing to keep records of training or aircraft maintenance.
Petrie said his planes, a 1940s Curtiss C-46 Commando and a trio of DC-3s, might be older, but are still safe. They're the only aircraft that can handle the short gravel runways in remote communities, he said. The planes are worth $250,000 each, but he said the new equipment will cost upwards of $100,000 per plane.
Even if the company comes up with a plan to tackle the problems that led to the suspension, the planes won't be able to fly again without the new safety equipment or submitting a new request for an exemption, Rudniski said.
An earlier request was rejected because it didn't meet the criteria, including an outline of how the company would mitigate safety risks, she said.

First Nations Transportation does most of its business with the North West Company, which owns the Northern Stores that sell groceries in some northern communities. A spokesman said the stores are using another carrier and it's business as usual.
Petrie said his company has appealed the January suspension, and is awaiting information from Transport Canada requested in February.
"It's all been very high-handed and unreasonable," said Petrie, who thinks cash penalties are tough enough. "There are other ways to do things without putting people out of business."
Petrie said he has hired consultants to examine the company's regulatory compliance. The company might take legal action against the transportation department, depending on the findings.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/first-nations-transportation-banned-from-flying-50347287.html

DC-3 CF-QHY was promptly offered for sale in July 2009:
Time on the airframe: 19665.6 hrs, while the LH engine has 662.3 hrs (TBO by FNT is 1300 hours), the prop has 1386.5 hrs (with 2600 TBO). The hours for the RH engine are 527.0 and the prop 1305.1

They (QHY, OOW, FTR, GTPO, GIBX) were all still there on June 14 2010, see images on my page Photos by Friends & Guest (26)